Science

Meet the ‘grue jay,’ a rare hybrid songbird

Despite millions of years of evolutionary separation and a geographical divide, ...

Is camouflage better than warning colors? For insects, ...

The effectiveness of camouflage or warning colors for insect defense depends on ...

An ancient Chinese skull might change how we see our hu...

Digital reconstruction of a partially crushed skull suggests new insight into Ho...

Striking moments make previous memories stronger

Emotional events help solidify memories. The findings may one day help students ...

Ice is more flexible than you think, a new nano-movie s...

Scientists have filmed nanoscale ice crystals adapting to trapped air bubbles wi...

Two of Greece’s most dangerous volcanoes share an under...

Seismic and land deformation data show that Santorini and Kolumbo draw from the ...

Dwarf planet Makemake sports the most remote gas in the...

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupti...

Staph bacteria are bad at letting go

Calcium, a mineral involved in wound healing, can strengthen the attachment betw...

With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and to...

The FDA plans to add a warning to Tylenol’s label and OK use of a drug for autis...

This black hole flipped its magnetic field

Event Horizon Telescope data reveal the magnetic field around M87* shifted, weak...

This ‘ghost shark’ has teeth on its forehead

Spotted ratfish, or “ghost sharks,” have forehead teeth that help them grasp ont...

This experimental computer chip reuses energy

A first-of-its-kind test shows that reusing energy within a computer chip can wo...

Lung cancer plugs into the mouse brain

Exploring the relationship between cancer cells and nerve cells, which can signa...

Enceladus’ ocean may not have produced precursor chemic...

Building blocks of life have been found on this moon of Saturn. They may come fr...

An ancient reptile’s fossilized skin reveals how it swa...

A reptile fossil is the first of its kind with skin and partially webbed feet, p...

When cancer targets the young

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the troubling rise of cancer among younger...